Innings Pitched

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It's common knowledge that knuckle ballers experience less wear and tear due to the slower velocities of the pitch.

Dickey can extend himself into later innings more so than the rest of the Mets starting rotation because he experiences less fatigue; since he has been so unhittable this season, this equates to more strikeouts and continued dominance.

Also, the more innings Dickey pitches means that manager Terry Collins will have to rely less and less on the shaky Mets bullpen.

Given the perplexing flight of the knuckleball, batters find it hard to find a rhythm despite facing Dickey multiple times per game.